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West Dunbartonshire Council · 17 June 2026
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West Dunbartonshire Council
Vacancies as at 2 June 2026 
COMMITTEES  
COMPOSITION Vacancies
Committee 
(membership)
Convener and
Depute Convener Labour SNP Others
Audit Committee (8) Convener –
Gordon Scanlan 
Depute – 
Sophie Traynor
John Millar
Martin Rooney
Michelle McGinty
Ian Dickson
Gordon
Scanlan
Lauren Oxley
Sophie Traynor 
Vacancy 
Cultural Committee
(5)
Convener – Martin
Rooney 
Depute Convener
– John Millar
Martin Rooney
John Millar
Lauren Oxley
Chris Pollock 
Vacancy 
Educational 
Services Committee
(14) 
(plus 3 x religious reps –
(Church of Scotland,
Roman Catholic Church,
and Episcopalian),
2 x teacher reps, 2 x
parent reps, and 2 x
MSYPs) 
Convener –
Michelle McGinty 
Depute Convener
– John Millar
Gurpreet Singh
Johal
David McBride
Michelle McGinty
John Millar
Lawrence O’Neill
Martin Rooney
William Rooney
Hazel Sorrell
Karen Murray
Conaghan
Lauren Oxley
Gordon
Scanlan
Sophie Traynor 
Vacancy 1
Vacancy 2 
Licensing Committee
(8)
Convener –
Lawrence O’Neill 
Depute - Gurpreet
Singh Johal 
Lawrence O’Neill
Gurpreet Singh
Johal 
John Millar
Hazel Sorrell 
Ian Dickson
Chris Pollock
Gordon
Scanlan 
Vacancy 
Local Review Body
(10) 
All members of Planning Committee (see below) 
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COMPOSITION Vacancies
Committee 
(membership)
Convener and
Depute Convener Labour SNP Others
Planning Committee
(10) 
Convener –
Lawrence O’Neill 
Depute Convener
– Gurpreet Singh
Johal
Lawrence O’Neill
Gurpreet Singh
Johal 
Hazel Sorrell 
Karen Murray
Conaghan
Ian Dickson
Lauren Oxley
Chris Pollock
Kevin Crawford 
Vacancy 1
Vacancy 2 
COUNCIL WORKING GROUPS 
Working Group Labour SNP Others Vacancies
Member/Officer Working Group
on Cost of Living Crisis (4)
Michelle McGinty
Hazel Sorrell  
Vacancy 1
Vacancy 2 
JOINT BOARDS / COMMITTEES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 
Partnership Meetings
P/A
Nominations
Required
Nominee 
West Dunbartonshire Health &
Social Care Partnership Board
(Integrated Joint Board)
6 plus 3
Informal
Sessions 
3 plus 3 proxies  Michelle McGinty 
Martin Rooney   
John Millar (Sub) 
Hazel Sorrell (Sub) 
Other voting members:- 
Michelle Wailes 
Libby Cairns 
Lesley McDonald 
Vacancy 
Vacancy (Sub) 
West Dunbartonshire Health &
Social Care Partnership – Audit and
Performance Committee
4 3 plus 3 proxies  Michelle McGinty 
Martin Rooney   
John Millar (Sub) 
Hazel Sorrell (Sub) 
Vacancy    
Vacancy (Sub)

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Other voting members:- 
Michelle Wailes 
Libby Cairns 
Lesley McDonald
West of Scotland Archaeology
Service Joint Committee 
1 plus 1 sub  
John Millar (sub) 
Vacancy     
OUTSIDE BODIES 
Organisation Meetings
P/A
Nominations Elected Member 
Lomond and Clyde Care and
Repair 
2  Fiona Hennebry 
Lawrence O’Neill 
Vacancy (Sub) 1 
Vacancy (Sub) 2
North Strathclyde Area Support
Team (local authority member)
4 1    Vacancy
Visitor Levy Advisory Forum  2 Administration
and 1 Opposition  
Vacancy 
Vacancy 
Vacancy